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catherine herridge leading our coverage in washington. martha: meanwhile a ghost writer on paula broadwell's biography is speaking out. he said he was clueless to what was going on. things seem much more clear to him in hindsight. >> what was a question in my mind quite frankly was why general petraeus was granting paula broadwell the kind of access he granted her. i never fully understood it. i always sort of rationalized in my own mind he felt he could control and that because it was so public, that both of them felt there was never any danger of it becoming anything other than, you know, journalist/subject, professional relationship. martha: lobe says he had no idea when the affair began. he says his wife thinks he is the most coolest man in america. catherine herridge was telling us it was somewhat open secret a lot of people apparently were aware of. which raise as big question why it had to become so public at this moment? bill: the last man to head the cia was leon panetta. petraeus took over from him when he took the job as defens
catherine herridge leading our coverage in washington. martha: meanwhile a ghost writer on paula broadwell's biography is speaking out. he said he was clueless to what was going on. things seem much more clear to him in hindsight. >> what was a question in my mind quite frankly was why general petraeus was granting paula broadwell the kind of access he granted her. i never fully understood it. i always sort of rationalized in my own mind he felt he could control and that because it was so...
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peter barnes in washington. >> reporter: you bet. gregg: british oil company bp agreeing to pay the largest criminal penalty ever in american history to settle all the cases stemming from that massive oil spill in the gulf of mexico almost two years ago. the associated press reporting that two bp employees will also face manslaughter charges over the deaths of 11 workers on board the deepwater horizon oil rig. the explosion and fire spilled oil into the gulf for nearly 90-days. bp will also reportedly plead guilty to obstruction for lying to congress how much oil was actually pouring out of that ruptured well. not known just yet how much bp will pay although it is expected to be in the billions of dollars. martha: well president obama with some tough words for some top republicans. >> if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. martha: very strong made in yesterday's conference. republicans say u.n. ambassador susan rice they believe is unfit for promotion. that growing debate s
peter barnes in washington. >> reporter: you bet. gregg: british oil company bp agreeing to pay the largest criminal penalty ever in american history to settle all the cases stemming from that massive oil spill in the gulf of mexico almost two years ago. the associated press reporting that two bp employees will also face manslaughter charges over the deaths of 11 workers on board the deepwater horizon oil rig. the explosion and fire spilled oil into the gulf for nearly 90-days. bp will...
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what does washington look like right now? >> well it looks a lot like it looked before this election, and it looks a lot like gridlock, but you hear a lot about compromise. now you heard congressman sessions there talking about reaching across the aisle but to a certain point with principles intact. now the president, according to a lot of people who are looking at this. is in a stronger position, because he's going to argue that this election, the result of this election, which he campaigned on, raising taxes for the top, tier, he will stick hard to that fact, and that republicans will have to negotiate on that in some way, shape or form. you heard vice president biden talk about that just yesterday. now whether that means getting to the table and the cap goes up from 250,000 to a million dollars for raising taxes, you're going to likely see tax rates go up, no matter what the push back is from house republicans just because of the results of this election. and the republicans as they are doing their own inc introspection wi
what does washington look like right now? >> well it looks a lot like it looked before this election, and it looks a lot like gridlock, but you hear a lot about compromise. now you heard congressman sessions there talking about reaching across the aisle but to a certain point with principles intact. now the president, according to a lot of people who are looking at this. is in a stronger position, because he's going to argue that this election, the result of this election, which he...
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waiting on the meeting in washington. martha: ambassador rice, reportedly as we were saying one of the top candidates to replace secretary of state hillary clinton and the president seemed to lay down the gauntlet to senators mccain and graham if the first news confriends after the election. kelly referred to this moment. let's look at it from november the 14th. >> if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. martha: that is really the feistiest moment of that news conference. the president, who you see here, with ambassador susan rice and former president bill clinton and others they are described as close and president obama made it clear that republican opposition from will not keep him from nominating her for second irat that of state if that is what he decides to do. so we will see. big moment coming up in 26 minutes from now on all of that. so what questions will ambassador rice face when she goes to the hill just a few short minutes from now? can she smooth ove
waiting on the meeting in washington. martha: ambassador rice, reportedly as we were saying one of the top candidates to replace secretary of state hillary clinton and the president seemed to lay down the gauntlet to senators mccain and graham if the first news confriends after the election. kelly referred to this moment. let's look at it from november the 14th. >> if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. martha: that is really...
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they are not clambering to say, hey, let me pay more money into washington, especially if washington can't get a hold of the underlying problem on the entitlements and the unfunded liabilities in these social security and medicare, medicaid programs. bill: this caught my eye from last friday, i do believe. house speaker john boehner writing in the cincinnati inquiry the president's healthcare law adds a massive expensive unworkable government program when the national debt exceeds the size of our country's entire economy. that's why i've been clear that the law has to stay on the table as both parties discuss how to solve our nation's massive debt challenge. in these negotiations is obama care being negotiated? >> if the president is serious about joining us and fixing the problem he ought to be putting obama care on the table, there is no question in my mine, that is the largest expansion of government programs that we've seen. bill: can you say at the moment that that is being talked about? >> all i can say is that the president has got to get serious and the speaker is correct, th
they are not clambering to say, hey, let me pay more money into washington, especially if washington can't get a hold of the underlying problem on the entitlements and the unfunded liabilities in these social security and medicare, medicaid programs. bill: this caught my eye from last friday, i do believe. house speaker john boehner writing in the cincinnati inquiry the president's healthcare law adds a massive expensive unworkable government program when the national debt exceeds the size of...
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bill: breaking news in washington. house minority leader nancy pelosi will speak at the top of the hour. what will she say? find out when we take you there. martha: we begin this hour with the leaders of the house intel committee being briefed by the fbi on the sex scandal that involved former cia director david director david petraeus. later today they will get a cia briefing from michael morel. we were briefed yesterday, and there has been growing outrage about this whole story in terms of who was told what and when. congressional members want to know why they were not briefed. they actually found out about it through the media. many of them claimed lawmakers are now demanding answers from attorney general eric holder about one he knew and whether or not he shared what he knew what the president. people found it unbelievable that he would not have. we will be joined by committee chairman peter king and in a few moments from now, mr. eric holder's future is once again a question. developing news this morning as well f
bill: breaking news in washington. house minority leader nancy pelosi will speak at the top of the hour. what will she say? find out when we take you there. martha: we begin this hour with the leaders of the house intel committee being briefed by the fbi on the sex scandal that involved former cia director david director david petraeus. later today they will get a cia briefing from michael morel. we were briefed yesterday, and there has been growing outrage about this whole story in terms of...
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all eyes on the political drama in washington. a fit over a california nativity scene heads to the courtroom today. a 60-year-old tradition up ended by atheists, whose freedoms are being quashed here? the debate in ten minutes. bill: thank you, jon. all right this solar explosion should have you concerned because our next guest says this incredible solar flair should serve as a warning sign for life here on planet earth. ♪ sunny, thank you for the truth you let me see. sunny, thank you for the facts from a to z. ♪ ♪ call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios a new way to save on your prescriptions. it's the aarp medicarerx saver plus plan from unitedhealthcare. with this plan, you can get copays as low as a dollar through a preferred network pharmacy like walgreens -- where you'll find 8,000 convenient locations. best of all, t
all eyes on the political drama in washington. a fit over a california nativity scene heads to the courtroom today. a 60-year-old tradition up ended by atheists, whose freedoms are being quashed here? the debate in ten minutes. bill: thank you, jon. all right this solar explosion should have you concerned because our next guest says this incredible solar flair should serve as a warning sign for life here on planet earth. ♪ sunny, thank you for the truth you let me see. sunny, thank you for...
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bill: this is the editorial from the "washington post" now okay. at some point president obama has to prepare the american people and his own supporters, most of all, for the hard decisions required to put the country on a sound financial footing. only one person is in a position to make it happen. i'll give you the last word. when will it happen? >> the yes is there's going to be a review, and it has been going on since the healthcare act of what hedda car medicare does and what it does not do. that does not mean have you to reduce the benefits of those who paid into the program. that we have to make clear before we even discuss medicare. it should not be in this deal. give the middle class the tax cuts, continue the tax cuts, which are 98% of the american people, this party, the republican party is not going to hold this hostage and america hostage any longer. we have to make that clear, bill. when you're talking about medicare you're talking about healthcare costs, there is a difference. bill: these are enormous issues and there are 33 days on t
bill: this is the editorial from the "washington post" now okay. at some point president obama has to prepare the american people and his own supporters, most of all, for the hard decisions required to put the country on a sound financial footing. only one person is in a position to make it happen. i'll give you the last word. when will it happen? >> the yes is there's going to be a review, and it has been going on since the healthcare act of what hedda car medicare does and...
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in washington they have a lot of work to do. the question is whether or not the tax issue, whether or not the president has flexibility on that. whether we go back to the 39% or whether it would be less than that. are you seeing any light in that discussion? >> if he's willing to negotiate about the highest rates i take that as a wonderful, wonderful sign. you know, first place, even if they raise the rates they are never going to get the money. these people know how to get around paying taxes. they hire lawyers, accountants, deferred income specialists. the estimates of 85 billion are just wrong. number two these are the job creators, martha, these are the people who hire all the other people, these are the people who spend the money, these are the people who have secondary revenues affects so you're going to lose huge amounts of money if you raise tax money aress on the highest income earners. if he's willing to be flex flexible on that i am excited and pleased, and i hope he is being sincere and if he is we hope we can get a
in washington they have a lot of work to do. the question is whether or not the tax issue, whether or not the president has flexibility on that. whether we go back to the 39% or whether it would be less than that. are you seeing any light in that discussion? >> if he's willing to negotiate about the highest rates i take that as a wonderful, wonderful sign. you know, first place, even if they raise the rates they are never going to get the money. these people know how to get around paying...
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jim angle joins us now live in washington. jim, you've been looking into this. what are charities really worried about ear? >> reporter: well, gregg, both the president's plan to raise taxes on the wealthy and the republican willingness to raise revenues by limiting deductions could end up hurting charities because they rely on the generosity of those with money. >> high income people tend to give very generous gifts. they may give a million dollar contribution to a local hospital or local art museum. there's a small number of donors at the high end that account or for really big chunk of the charitable give anything this country. and those are the folks that would be most impacted by this tax policy change. >> reporter: now, in fact, united way gets 15% of its total income, some $500 million, from those giving $10,000 or more. gregg: well, jim, a lot of people who give to charities do it because they think thest the right thing to do to help others. they don't always do it necessarily because they want a deduction to reduce their taxable income, right in. >> re
jim angle joins us now live in washington. jim, you've been looking into this. what are charities really worried about ear? >> reporter: well, gregg, both the president's plan to raise taxes on the wealthy and the republican willingness to raise revenues by limiting deductions could end up hurting charities because they rely on the generosity of those with money. >> high income people tend to give very generous gifts. they may give a million dollar contribution to a local hospital...
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mike emanuel in washington. bill: fox news alert just in time for thanksgiving the big holiday season that follows, the day after and a large potential strike looming at the largest retailer in america on one of the biggest days of the year. walmart is now fighting back against that possibility. thousands of workers threatening to walk off the job over what they say is low pay and poor health benefits. >> pay is an issue for some of us, a lot of us tired of living in poverty. a lot of us on food stamps. >> i don't know if i should go with my morals or just go with my need to have an income at the moment. bill: what is this all about? cheryl casoni host of cash an fox business channel, what is this about. >> reporter: this is about a union that has been trying to bet in the door at walmart. walmart has been at odds with this union. they are going to the nrb, they reached out to them and they will make a decision on this issue. the could be violating federal labor laws buybacking these protestess that will be happ
mike emanuel in washington. bill: fox news alert just in time for thanksgiving the big holiday season that follows, the day after and a large potential strike looming at the largest retailer in america on one of the biggest days of the year. walmart is now fighting back against that possibility. thousands of workers threatening to walk off the job over what they say is low pay and poor health benefits. >> pay is an issue for some of us, a lot of us tired of living in poverty. a lot of us...
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martha: peter doocy is live in washington. if this happens as we are now learning over a week ago, why didn't when find out about it before the election? >> reporter: the pentagon says they kept the lid on details of this incident until yesterday because the drone mission was classified. but a spokesman said it was a routine surveillance mission to monitor maritime shipping and this unmanned, unarmed drone never flew over iranian turf. >> our aircraft was never in iranian air space. it was always flying in international air space. the international recognized territorial limit is 12 nautical miles off the coast and we never entered the 12 nautical mile limit. >> reporter: monday was the first time the iranians have ever taken a shot at the u.s. drone. the pentagon says the iranian jets followed the drone for a while before it was able to make a safe landing at an undisclosed location. though my colleague jennifer griffin are sceptical of the pentagon accounts since the iranian jets fly at 150 miles per hour and the drone flies
martha: peter doocy is live in washington. if this happens as we are now learning over a week ago, why didn't when find out about it before the election? >> reporter: the pentagon says they kept the lid on details of this incident until yesterday because the drone mission was classified. but a spokesman said it was a routine surveillance mission to monitor maritime shipping and this unmanned, unarmed drone never flew over iranian turf. >> our aircraft was never in iranian air space....
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they want to see that we are focused on them, not focused on our politics here in washington. so, my hope is is that this is going to be the beginning of a fruitful process, where we're able to get to an agreement that will reduce our deficit in a balanced way, that we will deal with some of these long-term impediments to growth and we are also going to be focusing on making sure that middle class families are able to get ahead. i want to thank all the leadership for coming, and with that, we're going to get to work. thank you very much, everybody. appreciate it. oh, wait, wait, excuse me, there is actually one other point that i wanted to make, and that is that my understanding is tomorrow is speaker john boehner's birthday. for those of you who want to wish him happy birthday, we are not going to embarrass him with a cake because we didn't know how many candles were needed,. >> yeah, right. >> but we do want too wish him a happy birth day. >> thank you, thank you. >> thank you everybody. martha: the birthday produced a handshake there. that's a start as they get some kind of
they want to see that we are focused on them, not focused on our politics here in washington. so, my hope is is that this is going to be the beginning of a fruitful process, where we're able to get to an agreement that will reduce our deficit in a balanced way, that we will deal with some of these long-term impediments to growth and we are also going to be focusing on making sure that middle class families are able to get ahead. i want to thank all the leadership for coming, and with that,...
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some in washington saying that the timing here is fishy. former cia director will join us with his take on a scandal that has the intelligence community reeling. >> we reno advance notice. it was like a lightning bolt. [ malannouncer ] it'that time of year again. time for cii price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. buy now. save later. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and fin
some in washington saying that the timing here is fishy. former cia director will join us with his take on a scandal that has the intelligence community reeling. >> we reno advance notice. it was like a lightning bolt. [ malannouncer ] it'that time of year again. time for cii price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and it finds one,...
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further two state department cables show stevens team warned washington at 6:43 a.m. in the morning they had concerns that members of the libyan police sent to guard them were photographing the come pound. quote, this important was photographing the inside of u.s. special mission and furthermore this person was part of the police unit september to protect the mission. u.s. intelligence officials confirmed to fox that in fact there were reports from the ground in benghazi that three hours before the attack on the consulate that a libyan militia was gathering weapons and gathering steam. that was three hours before the consulate was attacked at 9:47 p.m. on september 11th. martha? martha: there is so much coming out in all of this and in large part thanks to you, jennifer. has the white house said why that sort of joint counterterrorism effort known as fest was not deployed since it has been deployed in similar situations before? >> the white house has not. the state department has given an explanation that fes. it normally used when embassy communications is compromise
further two state department cables show stevens team warned washington at 6:43 a.m. in the morning they had concerns that members of the libyan police sent to guard them were photographing the come pound. quote, this important was photographing the inside of u.s. special mission and furthermore this person was part of the police unit september to protect the mission. u.s. intelligence officials confirmed to fox that in fact there were reports from the ground in benghazi that three hours before...
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martha: and gridlock in washington. stuart varney just told us the white house's plan could send us into another recession. we'll talk to a democrat and ask why they think their plan to raise taxes will actually help the economy. melissa: the only reason democrats are insisting on raising rates because raising rates on the so-called rich is the holy grail of liberalism. the holy grail of liberalism. [ male announcer ] when was the last time something made your jaw drop? campbell's has 24 new soups that will make it drop over, and over again. ♪ from jammin' jerk chicken, to creamy gouda bisque. see what's new from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. see what's new from campbell's. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. martha: more th
martha: and gridlock in washington. stuart varney just told us the white house's plan could send us into another recession. we'll talk to a democrat and ask why they think their plan to raise taxes will actually help the economy. melissa: the only reason democrats are insisting on raising rates because raising rates on the so-called rich is the holy grail of liberalism. the holy grail of liberalism. [ male announcer ] when was the last time something made your jaw drop? campbell's has 24 new...
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how about four more years of gridlock in washington? there is no question in my view we really can't have four more years like the last four years. i know that the obama folks are chanting four more years, four more years. our chant is this. five more days, five more days. [cheers and applause] [chanting] five more days! five more days! five more days! >> we are going to have to come up with a better slogan tomorrow, or a different won at least. [laughter] >> i know the president has been trying to figure out some way to suggest he's got some new ideas, because with all these people out of work, with 3 million more women in poverty today than when he took office. when 15 trillion more people on food stamps than when he took office he's got to find something to suggest it will be better over the next four years. he came up with an idea last week, which is he's going to create the department of business. [laughter] >> i don't think adding a new chair in his cabinet will help add millions of jobs on main street. [cheers and applause] >> i
how about four more years of gridlock in washington? there is no question in my view we really can't have four more years like the last four years. i know that the obama folks are chanting four more years, four more years. our chant is this. five more days, five more days. [cheers and applause] [chanting] five more days! five more days! five more days! >> we are going to have to come up with a better slogan tomorrow, or a different won at least. [laughter] >> i know the president...
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bob cusack is managing editor of the hill he joins us live from washington. bob, good to see you. one study found that roughly 80% of low-income americans who will become eligible have no idea what is going on. could that jeopardize a system that is dependent upon many people being involved in. >> yeah, no it's very important. the administration has a huge task they've got to implement the law overt next year and if you if lower enrollment experts say that will lead to overall higher premiums. you want to get as many people as you can into these health exchanges otherwise hospitals say they will be stuck with the bill and that is going to lead to higher premiums. an enormous task of the obama administration. they have to issue these new rules. they postponed them until after the election, now they are starting to role them out. they have to educate the public, it will be very difficult to do. and politically dies see, you have a lot of governors who don't want to guy anywhere near this healthcare law. gregg: speaking of the republican governor they say look we are not going to set
bob cusack is managing editor of the hill he joins us live from washington. bob, good to see you. one study found that roughly 80% of low-income americans who will become eligible have no idea what is going on. could that jeopardize a system that is dependent upon many people being involved in. >> yeah, no it's very important. the administration has a huge task they've got to implement the law overt next year and if you if lower enrollment experts say that will lead to overall higher...
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steve centanni is live in washington. sounds wonderful, but does it work? >> reporter: well, we'll find out. it's a test program that starts this month in san francisco then possibly will expand to other cities. the postal service calls it metro post. the post office picks up items once a day that are ordered online from certain retailers, and then they'd be delivered to customers' homes between 4 and 8 become the same day. instead of going through the usual processing, these packages would be transferred directly among the postal workers who pick them up and deliver them all for a flat fee of $10 a package. a spokeswoman told fox news this morning that metro post is an exciting new venture for the postal service. it gives retailers a way to provide a valuable additional service for their customers. we're in the best position to offer this since we deliver to every address in america every day. we look forward to a successful test. the trial follows recent moves by ore beg retailers -- big retailers including wall rt, e way and -- ebay and amazon. the posta
steve centanni is live in washington. sounds wonderful, but does it work? >> reporter: well, we'll find out. it's a test program that starts this month in san francisco then possibly will expand to other cities. the postal service calls it metro post. the post office picks up items once a day that are ordered online from certain retailers, and then they'd be delivered to customers' homes between 4 and 8 become the same day. instead of going through the usual processing, these packages...